A/HRC/36/49 (a) Submitting to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly annual reports on the activities undertaken in fulfilling his mandate, including thematic studies on key issues related to the right to development. In the course of his mandate the Special Rapporteur will, as requested, undertake in-depth studies and submit thematic reports to the Council and the Assembly on various aspects of the right to development. At the time of writing of the present report, the Special Rapporteur was in the process of conducting consultations with States, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, seeking suggestions for thematic studies to be conducted throughout his mandate; (b) Gathering, requesting and receiving information from, and exchanging information and communications with, States and other relevant sources, including civil society organizations, on issues related to the right to development; (c) Engaging in dialogue with Member States with the goal of formulating international development policies aimed at facilitating the full realization of the right to development and promoting effective international cooperation with a view to the realization of the right to development; (d) Continuing to engage in dialogue with United Nations bodies, development agencies and international development, financial and trade institutions, to engage and support their efforts to mainstream the right to development in their work; (e) Developing a specific methodology for the conduct of in situ visits to assess the implementation of the right to development; (f) Developing a specific methodology to examine specific situations/cases related to the right to development, with a view to establishing open dialogue with the institutions and countries concerned, in consultation with relevant stakeholders; (g) Developing cooperation with other special procedure mandate holders working on related issues. VIII. Conclusions 39. The present report of the Special Rapporteur is being submitted only a few months after his appointment. The Special Rapporteur is acutely aware of the complexities and sensitivities that surround the debate on the right to development. He is also aware of the need to avoid duplication of work being done throughout the United Nations system and to ensure synchronicity and consistency in all activities. The present report contains an overview of the main focus areas the Special Rapporteur proposes to address as priorities in the course of his mandate. He is not asserting that he will have the capacity to address all these issues in full detail, or that he will confine himself only to these issues, as this will also depend upon resources and opportunities. 40. The Special Rapporteur looks forward to receiving and analysing feedback from stakeholders, including think tanks, development practitioners and universities. He looks forward to working together with relevant special procedure mandate holders, especially those working on mandates closely related to the right to development, such as the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, the Independent Expert on human rights and international 12